Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 132, Decatur, Adams County, 5 June 1947 — Page 1

LV, No. 132.

ihn lashes ■ Theory As Km Or Bust' ■nomic Theories »G 0 P. Senate Kder Are Scored June 5 —(UP) — J^E t Truman today deFK a « fallacious and danFK what h« failed the kB or h«i*f economic theorK,,, Robert A Taft, It, (). BSTinin; and unusual stateTruman sharply ciialrecent assertion by mL, th., thief executive anti EKjinhtration were airandonEK of keeping prices down rK.r of heavy spending keep them up. ISprrsaid thia flatly PK rut . He xaitl he regarded now as importB more important than they Taft with advocateconomic course which |Keal to a tragic recession ■■pr*-I'lHit read his prepar to his news conIn a stern, loud voice. the assertion by ■iat loans to other countries K purchase of goods here 3E the competition on home K, and thus force prices up said there might reflection on the home but he did not Kit was important. The K consideration was to help Kg millions and to bulwark ■nation* against totalitarian he said. Hsald the Greek-Turkish aid Km was not advocated as a to bring prices down, ■administration realizes the K aid programs would Hsome strain on the Aineri Konomy. Mr. Truman said K the fact that necessary Kn aid programs add to our Kite problems at home K It all the more important Kwe handle these domestic Km- with vigor and common ■" he added. Ke reductions remain ex Kiy important to the AmerlKronomy even more so in ■ire of the world situation. Braman said. K say that we should abanHour efforts directed toward ■tag world peace and free ■because these efforts create Kni< problems Is like saying ■we should have abandoned Kar effort because it created ■talc problems." ■he president said Taft had ■ a statement which would Bold water and he had to be ■we<! because of the cco- ■ school of thought he repre ■he economic implications of ■ Taft's argument should be ■ recognized." the president ■ "The senator states that ■ only way to bring prices ■ is to reduce the demand fcoods. if this were true of ■lit demand. It would also be ■ of domestic demand.'* [ the government were to ■on its loan and expenditure ■sms. if wages were reduced, ms were exhausted and un■•oyment set in. there would demand and prices would • Mr Truman said. *«. Taft would call this an ••ment." the president said, •ould call It a tragic recesor depression. t said Taft's economic philoT follows the "old idea of • and bust." 'or my part. I utterly reject dHeatlst economic philo,y - the president added, to cough softly. t*il«ve in maintaining-a full torment, fun production But a high-demand **J should not be a high to rconomy." -—Q — Messersmith Quit Envoy Post Aires. June B.—(UP)— ’ «mbassador George 8. Me* •'’h conferred lengthily with “tine foreign minister Juan jsmugha last night after an•■•nt of Bprullle Braden's Ration as assistant secretary "ate. 4 o,f *eial announcement did '•'lose the topics of the ■*»m»th Bramnglia talk at the m Th «r« ’»• specu--0 diplomatic quarters that 4| “would step out of "Botaetic post soon.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Pushing Plans For Coal Mines Return Government Rule Will End June 30 Washington. June 5.—(UP)— The coal mines administration today pushed plans for returning the 4>v*rnmentv)perated soft <y>al pits to their private owners on June 30 regardless of whether a new wage contract has been signed by that time with John L. Lewis. A spokesman for the administration said the schedule would not be affected by the dismal pros pects for an agreement between and the two groups of mine operators. The government’s legal authority to hold the mines ends on June 30. Negotiations for a private contract currently are stalemated. Lewis’ United Mine Workers <APL) ended their bargaining sessions yesterday with southern coal operators and talks with northern and western operators broke off Saturday. In both cases negotiators were far apart on wage issues. , Sources close to the nnion predicted that a coal strike on July 1 was virtualy certain for at least some of Lewis* 400.000 miners. Some observers believed, however, that Lewis might hesitate to delay a settlement and thus run the risk of provoking President Tru man into signing the controversial Taft-Hartley union control bill which is opposed by all labor leaders. Monthly cost of operating the 2,500 mines since they were seized by the government in May. 1940. has been 8130,000. The Job currently requires 105 naval officers. 101 enlisted personnel and 23 civilians in Washington and in the area offices at Pittsburgh. Chicago. Denver. Colo., Kansas City, Mo., and Ashland, Ky The UMW went ahead with preparations for a vacation for soft coil miners tieginning with the end of production June 27. Miners will receive 1100 vacation payment and will take a 10-day holiday until July 7. They will return to work then only if a new agreement has been signed with the private operators it was said. ff— Receive Levee Bids Here On June 30 Blds for the construction of the Wabash river levee in Wabash township, sought by Fred Weidler and others, will be received at the offices of the county clerk here at 10 a.m. Monday. June 30. The legal notice to bidders apiieared in Wednesday's issue of the Daily Democrat. The construction was recently authorized by Judge Fred Fruchte In Adams circuit court, the county paying |SOO and the balance of the cowts to lie levied against affected land owners. 0 Flag Day Exercises Are Planned Here Elks, Two Veterans Posts Plan Service The Rev. Otto Carl Busse, pastor of the St. Paul's Lutheran church at Preble, will lie the speaker Saturday. June 14. at the annual flag day exercises here. It was made known today. The ceremonies will lie staged on the lawn of the B. P. O. Elks home on North Second street, by the members of that lodge, assisted by Adams post 43. American Legion, and Limberlost post 623«. Veterans of Foreign Wars The ceremonies are scheduled for 7 p m. that day. The color guards of the two veterans)’ posts, the combined Decatur high school bands. Boy and Girl Scout, of the city will participate The introductory service will be In charge of the officers of the Klks lodge, with Malcolm Locke, lodge chaplain, offering prayer. August Heimann of the lodge will deliver a history of the flag and altar services will lie conducted by the Elks officers in charge of Georje Laurent, esquire. The benediction will tie pronounced by Floyd B. Hunter. Le gion post chaplain. Hugh Holthouse, grand exalted ruler of the Elks T. C. Smith commander of the Legion post .and Dr. II V. DeVor. commander of tne VFW post, assisted by a number of committeemen, are completing plans for the event The general public is invited.

East Joins Midwest In Record Rain Fight a ' a, waft " a ■La.. ' 'Si ~ • « < ' e •* • Tl^k*»• “ • • k i JMHKKHI.^...— FLOODS INUNDATE large ureas In upstate New York, Pennsylvania and New England as heavy rains that damaged thousands of farms in the midwest move east. This section west of Utica. N. Y. with highway in the center, Is impassable to all but water craft.

Bible School Closes Here Friday Night Program Listed For Closing Exercises — Closing exercises of the Decatur vacation Bible school will be held at the Lincoln school auditorium Friday evening at * 7 o'clock. Following the program, exhibits of work done during the two weeks of the school will he on display in the lass rooms and corridors. A picnic for all students of the school vgjll be held tomorrow from 19:20 a.m. until 12:30 pm. al Worthman field. In event of Inclement weather, the' picnic will he held in the class nuims. The Friday evening program Is as follows: Processiqnal prelude. Songs and choruses — Bible school, led by Mrs Hjirry Thomp son. Invocation the Rev. John MePheeters, First Presbyterian church. Beginners Mrs. J. Beery, superintendent. Hongs — "Good Eve ni n g." “B-l-B IzE'.' "Praise Him," "Jesus Ixives Me." "Prayer Song." 23rd Psalm. Primary Mrs. Lyle Steiner, superintendent. Songs by the second grade—- " Jesus Loves the Little Children.” "I Have the Joy.” "Fishers of Men." "Zaccheus," "Be a Boaster;” memory work —23rd Psalm, 100th Psalm. Hongs by the third grade "Building up the Temple;” memory work- scripture verses. Romans 6:23. Psalm 119:105; books of the New Testament: songs by the group. Junior Mrs W. L. Harper, superintendent. Song, fourth ilkade "TeM Me the Stories of Jesus;" memory work, ten commandments. Song, fifth grade "We've a Story to Tell to the Nations;'" dramatiza tion. "The Changing from Saul to Paul." Song, slzth grade—" Casting Our Care* on Je»u*;" memory (Turn To Usge !. Column 3) O Swimming Pool To Be Open Saturday Municipal Pool To Open For Summer The municipal awlmmlng pool will open Saturday for the aummer season, weather permitting. It was announced today. Harry Dailey, pool supervisor, said today that the cleaning of the pool has been completed and It has been filled with fresh water In preparation for the opening. The pool will be open weekdays from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 2 until 5 p.m. Uter the pool will sl*o be opened hights. ezeept Saturday and Sunday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Until the weather becomes warmer. the pool will be closed at night*, however. Mr. Dailey stated. Mr*. Dailey will aitslst her husband in *up«rvl*ing the pool actlvitle* A varied program of swimming and lifesaving Instruction Is being planned.

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Decotur, Indiana, Thursday, June 5, 1947

Assessment Records Received From State Newly bound 1947 assessment records have been received from Indianapolis, assessor Albert Harlow announced today. These will lie checked and totalled by the board of review before it closes Its annual session late thia month. At present, the board is meeting daily at the courthouse in checking mortage exemptions. o Mrs. C. D. Lewton Quits Library Board Resigns After 43 Years Os Service Mrs. C D. Lewton hue submitted he resignation as a mem tier of the Decatur public library board after 43 years of service, ft was revealed today. Her successor will lie named by Judge J. Fred Fruchte. Mrs. Lewton has been an active mem tier of the board since a year before the present libra'y building wa« constructed in 1905. Hhe was first named to the committee in charge of selecting the grounds for the public building and later on the building committee. After the library was placed in operation, she was named to the board Mis. John Niblick served as president of the library board until her death about seven yearn ago. when Mrs. I.ewton was named to the position, a post which she held until the present time. During the presidency of Mrs Niblick. Mrs. I a-w ton served ,s vice president. She recalled that the library was started here with about 1,000 volumes and that it now alamt 18,000. Members of the present board, other than Mrs. Newton, are Mrs. W. I’. Robinson. Sylvester Everhart. Harry Dailey. Dr. N A. Bixler. Raymond B. Kohne. Mrs. F. H. Willard.

Cold, Wet Spring Retards Crop Planting, Little Damage Done

By United Press A cold, wet spring h»q retarded the planting and growth of major crops, but has caused little damage. a survey showed today. Prospects still are bright for a bumper wheat crop, reports from the big producing states of the nation's breadbasket showed. But rain and cold weather have delayed the planting of corn in many areas, as a result, harvesting will be a week to two weeks late, and many farmers fear that an early autumn frost would be disastrous. The worst irreparable damage reported was to midwestern truck gardens Agricultural experts said the heavy rain actually benefited crops in some sections. C. M Galvin. crop analyst for the Jernes F. Bennett Grain company at Chicago, estimated the winter wheat crop at 1.065.789.<K)0 bushels, compared with the official government estimate of 1.025.789.000 bushels on May 1. , Galvin's report said the estimate was revised upward In southwestern states because of the abundant moisture and cool wea-

Girl Seoul, Brownie Day Camps Planned Girl Scout Council Will Conduct Camp The Decatur Girl Scout council will conduct a two weeks day camp for all Girl Scouts and Brownies at Hanna-Nuttman park. The Brownie canrp will be held from June 9 to 14. Inclusive, and the Girl Scout camp from June 16 to 21. inclusive. Hours will he 10 a m. to 4 p.m. daily The camp program will consist of games, folk dancing, dramatie*, handicraft, nature studies, camp craft and hikes, with the girls gaining instructions on bow tn keep a camp. Saturday of each week, weather permitting, a swim will be held at the city pool. Any Brownie or Girl Scout who has not registered may do so on June 9 or 16. and any girl between the ages of seven and 15 who wishes to become a member is invited to attend the camp this year. A truck will pick the girls up at the following places each day of the camp: Starting at 9:30 at Hite's grocery, the public library. Methodist church. Gay's service station, and the IGA store on Washington street. Each girl Is to bring a nosebag lunch, milk will be furnished at the camp All safety rules for a registered Giri Scout camp have been taken. Including liability insurance covering transportation ami at the camp, and there will be a Red Cross life saver at the pool. Mrs. R. C. Hersh will he the camp director, assisted by Mis* Georgia Foughty. Members of the camp committee are Mrs. Hersh. Mr*. Carl Gerber. Mrs. Gladys Chamberlain. Miss Eleanor Pumphrey. Harold Mumma and Carl Gerber. Names of the complete camp staff will lie announced later. The C?urn To Psge 7. Column 7)

ther. which provided excellent con ditlons for proper filling of the wheat berry. He estimated the spring wheat crop at 271.572.000 bushels, compared with last year's harvest of 281.822.0017 bushels. Reports from the major producing areas showed the following crop-by-crop conditions: Winter wheat-Progress was excellent except in the Pacific northwest where dry weather caused deterioration. In the big producing areas of the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, and in western Kansas, the prospect for above-nor-mal yields was excellent. Spring wheat — The moisture situation was reported generally good except in parts of Montana and the Pacific northwest, where rain Is needed. Warmer weather is needed in the Dakotas and Minnesota Little damage resulted from last week's frost in the middle west Wheat in the west ern part of Nebraska was protected by snow last week, and the frost in the east was not killins. In South Dakota, the frost killed weeds Which had bees choking “Turn To Fa«s J. Column I)

Senate Near Final Vote On Union Control Bill; Truman Veto Expected

FBI Investigating Missouri Primary Truman Says Probe Should Be Thorough Washington, .lune 5 —(UP) — President Truman said today tne Kansas City vote fraud investigation should lie carried through to its logical conclusion. Mr. Truman's statement was made to a news conference as FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover told a senate committee that his agency wus making "a full investigation" of the disputed Missouri Democratic congressional prim ary. Mr Truman told reporters that no one wanted a vote fraud. He descrilied It as one of the worst things that can happen In a de riocracy. The alleged vote fraud occurred in the sth congressional district in Missouri in Mr. Truman's home Jackson county where the Penffergast machine gave him his political start Alleged vote fraud occurred during last fall's primary when the Truman-backed candidate. Enos Axtell, defeated Rep Roger I’. Slaughter for the Democratic nomination. Axtell later hist the general election to a Republican Mr. Truman said he had not discussed the case with attorney general Tom C. Clark But both Clark and Hoover, the FBI head, were summoned to capltoi hill today to tell about the FBl's pre liminary investigation of the vote fraud. Hoover's statement was made before a senate judiciary subcommittee which is investigating the Missouri primary. He was ask ed to place in the public record of the hearings a preliminary report which the FBI had made The FBI chief objected to this.

Committee Files Centralia Report Distributes Blame For Mine Disaster Washington. June 5 (UP) A senate investigating committee charged today that "almost everyone concerned" was guilty of negligence contributing to the Centralia. 111. mine explosion which killed ill men The committee distributed blame for the March 25 disaster among federal and state agencies, the mine management, the miners and John L. !*ewl»' United Mine Workers tAFLi. It recommended that the federal government be given power (o enforce safety rec«nnmenda| tions of Its mine inspector* Under existing law, when private owners are operating the mines, federal inspectors may merely recommend Only the state* have authority to enforce safety law* The Investigating group was a special subcommittee of the senate public lands committee. It was composed of chairman Guy Cordon, R , Ore., and Hens. Henry C. Dworshak. R., Ida. and Joseph C. O’Mahoney D.. Wyo. In a statement released as its report was submitted to the sen ate. the committee said It had “found that almost everyone con cerned was guilty of negligence to one degree or another management. the miners, the mine work er*' union, state bureaus and fed eral bureaus. It gave this summary of the cause of the explosion: "The evidence in this invest! gation shows that the immediate cause was the use of explosive* In a non-perml**ible manner, that the blasting practice In use In thi* mine was contrary both to the federal mine safety code and to the Illinois statute: that the men doing the blasting, in some Instances at least, contrary to law. used coal dust for stemming their shots, that is to say coal dust was used to fill in the drill botes after the explosives had been inserted. Instead of non-sxplosive. non-in-flammable material as required by stats law."

Truman States U. S. Anger At Hungary Coup Terms Communist Coup In Hungary Terrible Outrage Washington, Juno 5 —.(Up)— Frenldent Truman tisiay called the communist coup in Hungary a terrible outrage. Mr. Truman said this government did not intend to stand Idly by. The alate department, he said. Is now making a thorough investigation of the Hungarian situation The president bluntly stated this government's anger over the communist seizure of |iower in Hungary at his news conference The -week-old Hungarian political crisis found the Hungarian legation here split in two. pending official statement of tills country's stand The president's news conference remarks left no doubt that the United States would act promptly ami vigorously Stale department officials had I inted that U. S, moves supporting anticommunist forces in Hungary would lie forthcoming shortly. They reportedly would include a stiff protest to Russia, additional economic crackdowa* on the new regime, and n pledge <f assistance to the currently ousted denusratic element* Mr Truman's use of the word outrage indicated the tone that the I'. S, protest would take By United Preet The Hungarian crisis to«tay appeared to lie generating a major American Russian wrangle but there seemed to Im- no prospect of halting Hungary's steady drift toward full communist <on trol The United States was still holding ba<k Ils major ataek on the Hungarian issue while state department experts studied ways and means, including the propos al of Sen Arthur II Vandenberg. R Mich,, that the case be taken before the United Nations However, lite repercussions of the coup whereby the commun i«ts took over virtual full control of the country behind the facade of the smallholders party spread rapidly The Hungarian diplomatic corps was widely spilt with two ministers, those to the .United States and Switzerland announcing that they would not recog (Turn To Page Z. Column 5) O ~ Pair Confesses To Robbery At Magley Wells County Men Admit Robberies Two Wells county men being held at Bluffton on a series of robbery charges admitted shortly before noon today a breakin and theft at Magley. sheriff Herman Bowman announced The men are Arthur Lee Gordon. 18, of route one, Bluffton. an<k Charles Osttander. 28, of Warren, route one They were captured at Bluffton with a set of new tirw on their car. which was in a garage in that city. Loot, valued at several hundred dollars, was found at their homes It bad lieen taken in two robberies at Fort Wayne and more than half dozen in Wells county At Magley they took 120 dozen of eggs, candy, chewing gum. cigarettes, a small amount of cash and other items from the grm-ery store about two weeks Ago. Immediately after their capture yesterday, sheriff Bowman contacted Wells county and Bluffton police and investigation linked them with the Magley breakin. Their confe* along followed Ths loot taken from the Adams county grocery likely will not lie returned for several days until II 1s aorted out. the sheriff said.

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President Refuses ( Any Comment Over Possible Vetoes On Taxes, Labor BULLETIN Washington. June 5.—fUP) —Tht senate today ratified th, Italian peace treaty. Washington. June 5 tl'P)— Thi- *<iate prepared today to follow the house in approving the Republican union control hill I y a veto-voiding margin or more than two Io one. A final senate vote was expected la'e today or tomorrow, with the bill going to the White House before the week Is out. Although a veto Is anticipated. President Truman refused at his news conference t<slay to dis- < lose his intentions. Asked by reporters for a clue as to what h«- will do to the lalwir bill and to the GDI* laxreduction measure which reached hi* desk yesterday, the president just smiled and shook III* head. Three Democratic congressmen made a special trip to the White House to urge a labor bill veto on the grounds that the measure would cause industrial utpi-st, AH the president promlaed they leported, was Hull he would study the bill "very carefully " Other congressional develop i' ents: , * Fascism— A house Un-Ameri-can activities subcommittee will o|h*ii hearings soon on fascist activities In the t'njted State* The house administration committee meanwhile, postponed for two weeks u decision on whether to publish 'Fascism in Action." a report which Rep Wright Patman. D. Tex., wants made public Atomic Control - Hen Brien McMahon. D. Conn, urged the United States to go to work now on an atomic energy jsilicy which would go into effect if Russia finally rejects American proposal* for world control As congressional action on la lior legislation neared comple lion. Republicans were confident they ha<l more than enough votes to kill a veto. Chairman Roliert A Taft. R, O . of the senate lalior committee said he would ask senate ap proval of the compromise measure this afternoon. A final vote vas expected late today or t<e morrow after which the bill goe* to the White House for signature or veto. Taft and his collaliorator. Sen. Joseph H, Ball, It . Minn. pre dieted that the senate would follow the lead of the house In giving strong approval to the rnlon < urblng legislation Though they did not look for a duplication of the house's I to 1 majority yesterday, both were optimistic over the prospects of mustering the two-thirds vote required to override a presidential veto. Taxes — Political Washington was betting that President Truman himself would propose reduction of personal income taxes next January If he vetoes the Republican tax hill Sources close to the White House claim •» veto message already is being drafted. Republicans concede a veto would kill tax legislation at this time Treaties —■ Opponent* Os the Italian and Balkan peace pacts conceded the treaties would get (Turn To Bag* ", Column 7) r- -- O Purdue U. Coed is Reported Missing Lafayette. Ind.. June 5 —(UP)— A 22-year-old Purdue university coed who disappeared while on her way to the campus library was •ought by authorities today who ,aid she might have met “foul play." Miss Ann Catherine Fox. Connersville. a uulet studious junior In the college of pharmacy, left her room in the Glenwmsl cooperative house with several Itooks under her arm Tuesday night. She has not lieen *«H-n by college frlende and school official, since* WEATHER Partly eloudy with scattered showers north and west portions tonight. Fridny partly cloudy with little change In temperature.